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Broken Dulcet Chapter 18 is Live!
Check out Chapter 18: Diz-stressing Diz-closures here
Lapis, Patch and Dagby learn their Stars-blessed enemy has had more influence on the underground in Jiy than previously suspected.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #scifi
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I have done about 10K words on the Abyss of Dreams re-write this week (and deleted about the same). If you want to know where my time has gone, it's been into that. Will I make my Oct deadline? I hope, I hope.
I've also been enjoying Dragon's Dogma 2, and been disappointed in Endless Ocean. I loved the first two games, and how intimate, beautiful, and wondrous they were. This one is not that :(. There's something special about getting an up-close pic of a fish to file, that a long-shot scan that grabs a whole bunch of IDs misses. And the AI voice is awful. *sad tears*
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And I'm off, to continue work on the 4th Wellspring Book and working on Knavish Canto's hitting 100K views art.
Take care, all
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 16 & 17 is Live!
Read Chapter 16 here.
Read Chapter 17 here.
Based on info from Danaea's decoded notes, Lapis embarks on a rebel chase.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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What have I been doing this week? Re-linking my World Anvil images to my CSS code so they don't break upon server transfer. Yeah, this has taken a lot of time. Have I missed some? I bet I have. Fun times ahead, but since I'm revamping the book sites anyway, it's fine. I'll just say 'under construction' and call it good.
I also got a shiny new desktop that should speed up art/video/3D creation *fingers crossed*. I spent two days grumbling about how much I hate installing all my apps on a new machine. Some companies make this difficult because they want you to buy another license, rather than keep the current one (DaVinci Resolve, ClipStudioPaint). Frustration is not what I want to feel upon getting a shiny new desktop.
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What am I stoked for this week? The new Endless Ocean game. I loved the first two because I got to take pics of sealife and plants and coral. And I'll be happy when A Thousand Year Door revamp makes it to the Switch.
I was also reminded this week about how US marines duped an AI meant to track human movement by hiding under a cardboard box Solid Snake style and creeping up on it. It's not just in video games, y'all!
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Have a great week!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 14 & 15 are Live! and Other Updates
Read Ch 14 here.
Read Ch 15 here.
A quiet return to the Eaves cannot salve the writhing tensions just beneath the surface of Jiy.
#sciencefantasy #darkfantasy
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Been working on the Evenacht intro video this week. I am definitely not the fastest editor out there. Here's a still of Darkness that I'm planning to use.
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I plan to write a short story for Adventure April. I still haven't decided what yet, and the month's nearly half over! Think think think...
So a lot of work on my art/videos have slowed to a crawl because Adobe products are complaining I don't have enough cache available to run them (this is before I even open a file). I cleared space over the amounts I chose in the settings, and they still complain. So it's been a back-and-forth between other apps, which, again, kinda slows down work. There are other annoyances with my desktop, like constant game crashes, so I'm wondering if there's something amiss with the computer. I know some more recent Windows updates haven't been kind to certain PCs, but reinstalling previous updates hasn't changed things. And yes, I pay for a virus etc checker to keep my comp clean.
So creating the covers for the paperback versions of my Wellspring Dragons has not gone as planned. I'm taking the "all things in time" approach. It all will happen when it happens.
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I hope you all have the greatest week and take care!
Kwyn
Read Ch 15 here.
A quiet return to the Eaves cannot salve the writhing tensions just beneath the surface of Jiy.
#sciencefantasy #darkfantasy
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Been working on the Evenacht intro video this week. I am definitely not the fastest editor out there. Here's a still of Darkness that I'm planning to use.
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I plan to write a short story for Adventure April. I still haven't decided what yet, and the month's nearly half over! Think think think...
So a lot of work on my art/videos have slowed to a crawl because Adobe products are complaining I don't have enough cache available to run them (this is before I even open a file). I cleared space over the amounts I chose in the settings, and they still complain. So it's been a back-and-forth between other apps, which, again, kinda slows down work. There are other annoyances with my desktop, like constant game crashes, so I'm wondering if there's something amiss with the computer. I know some more recent Windows updates haven't been kind to certain PCs, but reinstalling previous updates hasn't changed things. And yes, I pay for a virus etc checker to keep my comp clean.
So creating the covers for the paperback versions of my Wellspring Dragons has not gone as planned. I'm taking the "all things in time" approach. It all will happen when it happens.
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I hope you all have the greatest week and take care!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 12 & 13 are Live and Other Updates
Take a break and read Broken Dulcet Chapter 12 here.
Read Broken Dulcet Chapter 13 here.
Vision confronts Tuft at the Cloister before Lapis and company head to the Ambercaast scientific workstation.
#sciencefantasy
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If you haven't taken a peek, check out my entries for WAWA.
There are so many entries! It's wonderful to see so many awesome articles and ideas.
#WAWA2024
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I've spent this week working on the paperback versions of the first three Wellspring Dragons Books, writing on the 4th book (WIP), re-doing my Evenacht intro video because crash=corrupted file (grr), and revamping the Glass Volcano map. Here's a peek at how that's going.
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Take care and have a wonderful week, all!
Kwyn
Read Broken Dulcet Chapter 13 here.
Vision confronts Tuft at the Cloister before Lapis and company head to the Ambercaast scientific workstation.
#sciencefantasy
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If you haven't taken a peek, check out my entries for WAWA.
There are so many entries! It's wonderful to see so many awesome articles and ideas.
#WAWA2024
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I've spent this week working on the paperback versions of the first three Wellspring Dragons Books, writing on the 4th book (WIP), re-doing my Evenacht intro video because crash=corrupted file (grr), and revamping the Glass Volcano map. Here's a peek at how that's going.
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Take care and have a wonderful week, all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 11 is Live! and Other Updates
Read Chapter 11: Beau-coup Trouble here.
What's a disaster shot without a coup chaser?
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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I've been spiffing up my entries for the Worldbuilding Awards this week. I've changed styles for my articles in my worlds, and getting my entries to reflect those changes has taken up a lot more time than I thought it would.
A couple I plan to submit:
This one's not quite done yet, but it will be by tonight! **** I'm looking forward to the Worldbuilding Con. On Sunday I have to pick up my honey from LAX, so I don't know how much of that day I can attend (I'm going to try and listen as I drive, but we'll see). **** Have a wondrous week, all! Kwyn
This one's not quite done yet, but it will be by tonight! **** I'm looking forward to the Worldbuilding Con. On Sunday I have to pick up my honey from LAX, so I don't know how much of that day I can attend (I'm going to try and listen as I drive, but we'll see). **** Have a wondrous week, all! Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapters 9 & 10 are Live!
Read Chapter 9: Backtrack here.
Read Chapter 10: Flame Out here.
Lapis and company confront more than Dentherion military techs as they attempt to rescue the kidnapped khentauree.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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The special pics for Evenacht are not quite done, but I hope to post them this week. I very much underestimate how much time it takes me to do some of these (especially the 3D ones).
AND KNAVISH CANTO HIT 100K VIEWS! So more special somethings for Lapis of Nicodem serial will be on their way!!!
Thank you World Anvil readers. Your interest keeps me going. I would be a lot poorer in work and spirit, if I did not have this community. <3
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My Duckuary post. Late, but it's short and sweet.
Sil's Duck Spies
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Be kind. Sometimes that means saying nothing at all, just thinking your grumbles and moving on. Sometimes that means not clicking 'like' on a nasty post that purposefully misunderstands another person's words so the author can ridicule, harm, and get attention. Sometimes that's just sharing the hug icon.
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Take care, have a great week! And if you can, donate to the wonderful Wordigirl's Kickstarter!
Kwyn
Read Chapter 10: Flame Out here.
Lapis and company confront more than Dentherion military techs as they attempt to rescue the kidnapped khentauree.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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The special pics for Evenacht are not quite done, but I hope to post them this week. I very much underestimate how much time it takes me to do some of these (especially the 3D ones).
AND KNAVISH CANTO HIT 100K VIEWS! So more special somethings for Lapis of Nicodem serial will be on their way!!!
Thank you World Anvil readers. Your interest keeps me going. I would be a lot poorer in work and spirit, if I did not have this community. <3
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My Duckuary post. Late, but it's short and sweet.
Sil's Duck Spies
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Be kind. Sometimes that means saying nothing at all, just thinking your grumbles and moving on. Sometimes that means not clicking 'like' on a nasty post that purposefully misunderstands another person's words so the author can ridicule, harm, and get attention. Sometimes that's just sharing the hug icon.
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Take care, have a great week! And if you can, donate to the wonderful Wordigirl's Kickstarter!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 8 is Live! and Other Updates
Read Broken Dulcet Chapter 8: Duplicity here.
Lapis and company need to rescue the kidnapped khentauree, but they need to get through Drakeways shanks first.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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Y'all, I'm nearing 600K total views for my World Anvil account! Most of that comes from readers who read my books, which is awesome!
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Knavish Canto is at 97.4K views! I'm hoping readers can bump that up to 100K by the end of February! That will be an accomplishment; I'll have four books that have all hit 100K here at World Anvil. Thanks for that, readers!
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I finished my Cabinet of Curiosities combined article. I was uploading them for the individual prompts, got distracted, and didn't finish last week. So that's on my list of things to do today.
Fyrij (fear-ree) is a small avain who likes to collect odds and ends of his journeys with the mini-Joyful.
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Speaking of the mini-Joyful, here is a peek at the artwork I'm working on to celebrate Evenacht: Snake's Den reaching 100K views.
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Have fun with the Cabinet of Curiosity challenge and Duckuary!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Ch 6 and 7 are Live and Other Updates
It's a two-chapter week! Check out Chapter 6: New Orders and Chapter 7: Sneak and Yell.
Lapis and company get new orders before they sneak into the Torc Bedan base.
#sciencefantasy #darkfantasy
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I'm working on Evenacht: Snake's Den special artwork for reaching 100K views, and guess what? Knavish Canto is inching towards 100K too! I might do more artwork, but I also might do a short story to celebrate. Both, perhaps?
Thanks to my readers, for making this possible. Once Knavish Canto hits 100K, I'll have four books that have passed that milestone. The support keeps me going!
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So starting in Dec 2022, I had some health issues that did not get an antibiotic fix until April 2023 (because US healthcare sucks). I got behind on things I wanted to do, and some got shoved to the side or placed on the back burner to simmer a bit.
One of those back burner things was creating audiobooks of my stories. I was already feeling a bit bogged down with it, and uncertain how to continue. But a friend of mine has been recording her first book, chapter by chapter, and uploading the readings to YouTube. I know several authors who record snippets from their books to share on social media. This may be the way to go; recording and releasing a chapter at a time. Dividing the reading into smaller chunks may make it easier to finish because there will be definable milestones along the way.
I suppose the next question would be, should I film myself reading, or have an animated screen.
I also think it would be nice, to finish recording my award-winning articles.
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I've been revamping articles. This one is on Magick in my Wellspring series
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Also on the Wellspring front:
I have formatted book one, and am in the middle of book two. Now that I'm looking at paperback copies, I again mull over the titles. Fantasy is not supposed to have strange words from the story in the title, and I named the first book after the lead character; Dawn of Shiobe. So perhaps a change, to Liminal Shadows for book one, and Shades of Treachery for book two--more dark fantasy-like, I think.
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Have a great week, all!
Kwyn
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Broken Dulcet Chapter 5 is now Live!
Read Chapter 5: Chaos Descends here.
Rushing through desperate crowds to reach Torc Bedan base before the skyshroud, Lapis and company perform an unexpected rescue.
#ScienceFantasy #DarkFantasy ****
I finished my judging for the Organization category. Choosing between my top two was tough! But I am done, and will take a break from reading things for a few days. Maybe play Prince of Persia?
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Evenacht: Snake's Den is closing in on 100K! Take a read here!
I'll be doing some special art once we reach the goal!
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I'm almost done formatting the first book in my Wellspring Dragons series. After some thought, and seeing the Anvil stream today, I think I might alter the title of my first book. I still have no idea how to get Amazon to not put the series in horror, but we'll just keep going and see if it works.
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Take care, Kwyn
Rushing through desperate crowds to reach Torc Bedan base before the skyshroud, Lapis and company perform an unexpected rescue.
#ScienceFantasy #DarkFantasy ****
I finished my judging for the Organization category. Choosing between my top two was tough! But I am done, and will take a break from reading things for a few days. Maybe play Prince of Persia?
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Evenacht: Snake's Den is closing in on 100K! Take a read here!
I'll be doing some special art once we reach the goal!
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I'm almost done formatting the first book in my Wellspring Dragons series. After some thought, and seeing the Anvil stream today, I think I might alter the title of my first book. I still have no idea how to get Amazon to not put the series in horror, but we'll just keep going and see if it works.
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Take care, Kwyn
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I live again!
After spending all new years and some change sick I didn't get a ton of completely new writing done. mostly have been tweaking and expanding articles.
Got my new years resolution article done at lest.
And I have majorly expanded the article for this pint-sized edge lord... edge lady?
#sciencefantasy #newyears
#sciencefantasy #newyears
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Broken Dulcet Ch3 and Ch4 are Live, and Resolutions!
Yeah, two chapters this week as well!
Read Chapter 3: Plans here.
Read Chapter 4: Sunset here.
The first night of the end of the Dentherion Empire.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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My articles and resolutions. I haven't quite gotten all ten completed, but they will be added by the end of the day (I decided not to include Organization articles, which I'm judging, and which has taken up a lot of my time reading).
I also wrote an achievements article. I needed to remind myself that, while I didn't accomplish everything I wanted to in 2023, I did quite a lot. For instance, I wrote 108,117 on Knavish Canto and 117,855 on Snake's Den, the (just finished) volumes in my Manuscript serials, and I created over 100 artworks. There's more, too!
#WhatIamReading
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Well, I hope the new year has started well for everyone! Mine started by writing about a disaster. Hmm.
Take care,
Kwyn
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Slid in to over 10k just before the lock.
Despite everything that has been going on this month for me, and the cherry on top, getting and still dealing the flu 2 days before the deadline, I made it.
Completely rewrote and expanded. The Leodora Exploration Society.
Two stupid impractical weapons.
And finally, this wall of text, that still needs a ton of work to make it readable and interesting. but by God, I was hitting that goal.
Okay, time to go back into a NyQuil coma, and see everyone in 2024.
#WorldEmber #sciencefantasy
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Happy boxing day!
Way behind on my overall word count, but I have managed to get several new articles in... well at least a presentable state.
#WorldEmber2023 #worldember2023 #WorldEmber #worldember #sciencefantasy
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Broken Dulcet is now Live!
Yay! Broken Dulcet Chapter 1: Dreams and Chapter 2: A Swift Arrival are now live!
Read Ch1 here and Ch2 here.
Dreams are made and fulfilled, before Lapis and a select team head to Dentheria in preparation for rescuing kidnapped khenaturee from the Red Tridents.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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Getting two serials up and running this December has not left me much time for completing WorldEmber--but I'm getting there! You can check out my first two finished articles here. I have plenty more written, I just need images.
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OK, I am about to roll up my sleeves and get to work on more WorldEmber goodness. I hope everyone's having a wondrous holiday season! If I don't make another post before Monday, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, a wonderful Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Festivus, and that people enjoy their favorite other wintry celebrations.
Kwyn
Read Ch1 here and Ch2 here.
Dreams are made and fulfilled, before Lapis and a select team head to Dentheria in preparation for rescuing kidnapped khenaturee from the Red Tridents.
#DarkFantasy #ScienceFantasy
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Getting two serials up and running this December has not left me much time for completing WorldEmber--but I'm getting there! You can check out my first two finished articles here. I have plenty more written, I just need images.
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OK, I am about to roll up my sleeves and get to work on more WorldEmber goodness. I hope everyone's having a wondrous holiday season! If I don't make another post before Monday, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, a wonderful Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Festivus, and that people enjoy their favorite other wintry celebrations.
Kwyn
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Science Fantasy Reading List
Ok, Dimi threw this out there, so I'll add one. This isn't a recent one but I loved it. Some might not agree, but I felt this was very much #sciencefantasy when I read it:
Flotsam: Book One of the Peridot Shift by by R J Theodore
#scienceFantasyThinkers #sciFi
Flotsam Cover Art by Julie Dillon
Flotsam: Book One of the Peridot Shift by by R J Theodore
#scienceFantasyThinkers #sciFi
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Science Fantasy Reading List
What's the latest #scienceFantasy book or movie you have read and loved? I will start!
Dune, by Frank Herbert
#scienceFantasyThinkers #sciFi
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Fantasy Worldbuilding Resources
Sunday today and I woke up rather early so I had some time to work on my Kingdom Building project. As I wrap up my initial research I have gathered up a list of Medieval Fantasy Buildings and Manufacturing processes that I thought it might be helpful to some of you. So... there you go :)
I would really appreciate some feedback is you find something that it is obviously missing from that.
As a note these are both simplified lists, I do have a much more in details list in google sheets if anyone is interested.
If you are interested into Medieval Fantasy Kingdom building Follow the project - There is much more where this came from!
#scienceFantasy #fantasy #medieval #kingdomBuilding #free #resource
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Looking for some awesome worlds? Five favourites with less than 50 followers!
I know a lot of us are looking for inspiring worlds to follow this #Worldember so I thought I'd share some of the worlds that have inspired me lately! I hope you enjoy them just as much as I have.
#Fantasy
#UrbanFantasy
#ScienceFantasy
#SciFi
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#UrbanFantasy
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#SciFi
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Knavish Canto Chapters 42: Punchline and 43: Blue Beams and Rise are Live!
Read Chapter 42 here.
Read Chapter 43 here.
*Yep, two chapters. I meant for it to be one, but think they work better as two :)
Lapis and company are intent on saving Rin and the khentauree, but an enemy ship interferes.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction
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So, the penultimate x 2 chapter for Knavish Canto just went live. Nov 24 will be the last chapter, I'll take a month-long break, and Broken Dulcet will start on Dec 22.
In Broken Dulcet, fears become reality; aquatheerdaal runs out. The tech the Dentherion Empire has relied on to remain in power stops working, and so does its hold on puppet states. It's a time of flux, one numerous rebellions have waited for, but who has the capability of taking advantage? Desperate times usher in dangers, and Lapis must rely on her skills developed while chasing to keep those she knows and cares for safe.
Plenty of adventure and surprises coming your way, in Broken Dulcet!
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Am I sad Knavish Canto is coming to an end? Yes. But I'm also eager for Broken Dulcet to start.
The month break will help with WorldEmber prep/participation. And recharging is not a bad thing. Check out my homework here. I will be changing the page design a little: I love the green box. I don't like the purple-pink one. But it may be, the green is too bright. I am fickle, what can I say.
Maybe that's why I'm going to change the Greenglimmer cover a bit. I think it needs to be darker, more mysterious.
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If you don't remember the publishing schedule for Kavish Canto/Broken Dulcet or Snake's Den/Greenglimmer, I'll have it at the book sites, and include it at the end of the current volumes, as well as attach it to the blurb when I put both new ones up at Manuscripts.
With that, take care!
Kwyn
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Knavish Canto Chapter 41: Betrayals is Live!
Check out Chapter 41 here.
A hidden room in Dreamer's confinement provides explanations--and a view of betrayal.
#darkfantasy #sciencefantasy
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Knavish Canto is drawing to a close! Two more chapters, all! I'll be taking a month off, then starting Broken Dulcet. The timeline should go as follows:
November 10 and 24: final chapters
Break
December 22: Start of Broken Dulcet
Just in time for the holidays, and the first chapters will not be holiday-ish in the least. Ah well.
In Broken Dulcet, the dwindling supply of aquatheerdaal finally hits its productive end. Since aquatheerdaal powers known tech, how are governments, corporations, institutions, people, going to respond? How will it affect the Dentherion Empire countries, whose puppet rulers maintained power using tech, while they denied their citizens access to it?
How far will the desperate go, to find an alternative power source? What if one exists, but is held in the hands of a crime syndicate?
There's that, and much more, going on in Broken Dulcet, and Lapis and company will be in the middle of it.
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Check out my thirteen Spooktober entries! These will be stills used in an intro video to Evenacht, and while the video needs more art and will take me a while to complete (not a video guru here), I'm hoping to get it finished before the end of December.
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I'm working on the Lapis of Nicodem art for hitting 100K views on the first book! I'll start releasing images at the end of October, and will continue through November.
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That wraps up this update! See you at the WA birthday stream!
Kwyn
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